New South Wales hooker Robbie Farah says he cannot fault the Blues' preparation as they set about the task of finally ending Queensland's run of State of Origin success.

Speaking on the eve of Wednesday night's series opener at Melbourne's Docklands, Farah admitted it was up to the players to put the plans of coach Ricky Stuart into practice - with Tuesday afternoon's captain's run their final training session.

"You ask anyone involved in this weeks's camp and they'll tell you we couldn't have been any better prepared going into tomorrow night's game," Farah said.

"Personally I do. I'm sure all the other boys do, too.

"(But) preparation, while it's important, isn't everything - we've got to go out there and take that onto the field.

"If we can do that and play to the best of our ability and then still lose, I guess you can still hold your head up."

Origin I represents a changing of the guard for the New South Wales team, with the recall of Farah for his first game since the second match of the 2009 series being one of nine changes to the side which lost last year's series decider.

"It's been great. I've loved every minute of it," Farah said of being in camp.

"Being back here, it's been a couple of years and brought a lot of satisfaction to myself.

"But I also said when the team got named that I wasn't happy just being here.

"It's a matter of not just myself, but everyone that's been picked, going out there and playing their part in a good performance and winning tomorrow night's game."